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Critical Issues of the 21st Century #16066 Open to: Grades 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.1,6 Prerequisite: Two Social Science credits Description: In this course emphasis will be on active discussion of key articles in the news from the interna- tional to the local level. Students will also be expected to do research in selected topics to provide greater depth of understanding of current issues. Curriculum topics will be chosen from student interest as well as from teacher’s in- put. Introduction to Economics #16076 Open to: Grade 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.2,7 Prerequisite: None Description: Economics is the key to understanding our world, our government and our economy. It examines hu- man behavior and how people make important decisions about money, personal finances, and politics. Students will learn about the struggle between wants and needs and be- tween rich and poor. Topics include: free enterprise, sup- ply and demand, comparing different economic systems, unemployment, national debt, inflation, recession, the government’s role in the economy, and the merits of capi- talism. Students will take part in the Stock Market Game, learn about credit cards, and how to manage their money. Innovations in Economics #16086 Open to: Grades 10, 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.2,7 Prerequisite: None Description: This course is designed to re-awaken the in- novator within. Working with cutting-edge technologies, students will: have hands-on experiences like no other, collaborate with other creative students to identify prob- lems of the future and work to find solutions, learn about innovators of the past, examine what today’s innovators are achieving and prepare themselves to become innova- tors of the future.  The ideal student should be creative, willing to take risks and make mistakes. A strong desire to solve problems through collaborative learning is a neces- sary component. Maine & Local History #16096 Open to: Grades 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.1,2,5 Prerequisite: None Description: This course is designed to give the student a strong foundation in selective topics of Maine and lo- cal history. Emphasis is placed on the colonial period through the 20th century. Extensive use of local resources will aid the student in establishing solid research skills. 28 Modern East Asian History #16106 Open to: Grades 10, 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.5,6 Prerequisite: None Description: This course will use modernity as an organizing framework to understand the twentieth-century histories of China, Japan and Korea. This course will focus on the transition from Feudal Japan, Japanese Expansion, Nationalist and Com- munist China, China’s Economic Transformation, and Post-War Korea. Moral Philosophy #16116 Open to: Grades 10, 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.1,2 Prerequisite: None Description: The focus of this course is ethical decision mak- ing. This course will introduce students to major ethical theo- ries that attempt to govern right and wrong behavior. Topics will include, but are not limited to: utilitarianism, virtue theory, egoism, multiculturalism, social contract theory, and ethics of religion. After working through the theories, students will at- tempt to apply them to ethical problems present in society. Psychology Part A #16126 Open to: Grade 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.1,2 Prerequisite: None Description: This is an introduction to the field of psychology designed to prepare students to complete an introductory col- lege level class in the field of psychology. Topics covered include: psychological research, learning, childhood and adolescent, dreams, illusions, states of consciousness, anxiety and coping strategies. Psychology Part B #16166 Open to: Grades 11 & 12 Level: CP Credit: .5 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.1,2 Prerequisite: Psychology Part A Description: The second part of psychology covers anxiety and coping strategies, social psychology, testing and individual differences, abnormal psychology and social influence.   The curriculum includes a large number of educational activities. AP Psychology #16137 Open to: Grade 12 Level: AP Credit: 1 Standards Addressed: BHS.SSGS.1,2 Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation Description: This class is designed to prepare students to suc- cessfully complete the AP exam in psychology. It covers all topics that are included on the AP exam, including: the brain and ner- vous system, learning and memory, dreams and states of con- sciousness, developmental psychology and abnormal behavior. Students will participate in a wide variety of activities including both group and individual work. Summer work is required. Stu- dents are expected to take the AP Exam, which is held in May.